The Gorilla mecha pressed its arms against its body, and the exposed mechanical structures on its shoulders rotated and transformed, finally forming pointed shoulders that reduced wind resistance.
Eighteen main thrusters on its back erupted with flames, slowly lifting it into the air, scattering dust from the tarmac in all directions.
Gu Ya saw that on the training ground far in the distance, the Red Beast mecha was still training diligently.
Its exterior was like it was coated in mud, and its original blood-red color was no longer visible.
The training ground where the Red Beast was located had also been stomped into a bowl-shaped pit more than ten meters deep due to day and night training, almost level with the Red Beast.
"Liu Feng is truly dedicated. He's even more persistent than I am..." Gu Ya thought to himself.
Hei Yang reminded him, "Master, when I assisted him in training a few days ago, he had already completed half of the mecha movements."
Gu Ya nodded, feeling a surge of excitement. If Liu Feng could complete his training, he would be the first person in Xianxia history to practice every mecha movement fifty thousand times.
What endurance and self-discipline this required; only those who had trained knew the hardships involved.
Ordinary people had to pay a price of blood to survive in a harsh environment.
As the mecha flew further away, the Red Beast also disappeared from sight.
Gu Ya asked Liang Yuwei, "When did you discover me?"
Liang Yuwei controlled the mecha and smiled faintly, "At first, I thought I had added a few milliliters of lubricant, and I was quite bothered by it, thinking I'd get rid of it after talking to the higher-ups."
"Who knew, during the conversation, I suddenly felt that extra drop of lubricant moving on its own."
"I could guess it was you, but I wasn't sure, so I asked."
After hearing Liang Yuwei's reply, Gu Ya said, "As expected of the strongest Cyber Mechanic, your requirements for mechanical structure are precise and demanding, with no room for error. What are the usual identities of the management of your Old Days faction?"
"That's classified, hehe..." Liang Yuwei gave a faint smile.
The Gorilla mecha flew over Hai Tong City and headed inland towards Xianxia. Clearly, Liang Yuwei knew where to find the Dissidents.
Gu Ya asked again, "I've always been curious. I've been a divine power user for two years, but why hasn't the Cult of Reason ever bothered me? Is it because I've been cautious and low-key, or have you been protecting me from the shadows?"
"I don't know," Liang Yuwei replied concisely. "Perhaps they have their own secrets."
They flew for two days and two nights, passing over the low hills of Xianxia's hinterland. Further ahead were the continuous high mountains of the Arid Frontier battle zone.
"An informant told me that the Dissidents have an arsenal here," Liang Yuwei said. "Gu Ya, what's your tactic?"
Gu Ya laid out the tactics he had considered over the past two days to Liang Yuwei, concluding, "A double act. Let's be direct. I've been cooped up for over a week and feel like my body has rusted. It's best to uproot the Dissidents completely, leaving no future troubles."
Liang Yuwei also showed a long-lost excited smile and said, "I couldn't agree more."
In the continuous mountain range, in a very hidden mountain hollow, three soldiers in camouflage uniforms were sitting around a campfire to keep warm.
Several ominous roars flew towards them, and two soldiers instantly exploded into bloody mist.
The last soldier stared blankly at the bloody scene in front of him for a long time before frantically pulling out his communicator to contact for support.
A few minutes later, dozens of mechas surrounded them from a radius of more than ten kilometers.
In the center of the encirclement was Liang Yuwei's Gorilla mecha.
"Beep—!" The electromagnetic transmission ended, and a man's voice came through the communication: "This shouldn't be. Liang Yuwei, weren't you supposed to be at Yue Lun Base?"
Unexpectedly, Gu Ya's voice came through the communication: "Who told you Dissidents to trouble me?"
"I always get revenge for grievances. You don't need to find me; I'll come find you!"
The man was startled and immediately shouted, "It's the divine power user! He's here!"
Dozens of mechas suddenly erupted with flames and all retreated, flying away in a flash.
Gu Ya was puzzled. "Why is this different from the script?"
After retracting the Gorilla mecha, Gu Ya walked into the cave within the mountain hollow.
After walking for nearly ten minutes into the cave, he reached a smoothly chiseled stone chamber. A dozen soldiers were huddled in a corner of the stone chamber.
When they saw Gu Ya, they looked as if they had seen the Grim Reaper. Their dull faces showed no trace of color, as if they were prepared to die and waiting for death to arrive.
Gu Ya casually pulled out a burly soldier and asked, "You're so afraid of me, yet you wanted to kill me. Shouldn't you fight back?"
The soldier's body was stiff, his eyes fixed on Gu Ya, and he said, "What's the use? We all know you're cunning and bloodthirsty. Even with a Restraining Jar, we might not be able to kill you. Rather than fight back, it's better to wait obediently for death..."
Another soldier said, "We all have families. We were coerced by our superiors to carry out this mission, and we wrote our wills before leaving. If you want to kill us, hurry up!"
This left Gu Ya bewildered. The group in front of him, all holding Restraining Jars, yet none dared to use them.
Ridiculous!
Was he the embodiment of cunning and bloodthirstiness in their minds?
Gu Ya released the soldier and hesitated.
Given Gu Ya's usual personality, he would have fought to the death upon meeting them.
But facing a group of people holding secret weapons yet choosing to wait for death, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Hand over all your Restraining Jars! Do as I say, and I won't kill you," Gu Ya ordered coldly.
All the soldiers complied. Each had three, neatly arranged on the tactical table, filling the entire table.
After placing them down, they obediently stood in two rows, awaiting Gu Ya's instructions.
At night, when two high-level managers of the Dissidents arrived at the mountain cave, the entire cave was thoroughly destroyed, almost collapsing.
Countless bullet marks were scattered across the stone walls, and the tactical equipment in the stone chamber was also destroyed, leaving the scene in disarray.
Gu Ya's exoskeleton armor was heavily damaged, and he lay motionless on the ground. Blood flowed from the gaps in the armor, forming a small pool beneath him.
Of the dozen soldiers, only three had minor injuries; the rest were unharmed.
These soldiers acted with great calmness and professionalism, guarding the cave entrance and the stone chamber, and did not tamper with the scene.
The two high-level Dissident managers could never have imagined that these dozen soldiers, stationed to guard the secret conference room, had killed the divine power user!
A soldier held a gun, looking straight ahead, and calmly said, "When we learned that the divine power user was coming, we followed the pre-determined tactic. Each of us held a Restraining Jar and used them in sequence, gradually weakening the divine power user's abilities and thus killing him."
"Before he died, the divine power user attempted to escape using technology similar to time and space, but we didn't expect him to return to kill us."
"Fortunately, our tactic was appropriate, and we managed to prevent the divine power user from succeeding."
The two managers heard this explanation and exchanged glances, questioning with doubt, "Just you lot? And you had a tactic planned in advance? Are you sure that was the divine power user himself?"
This soldier affirmed, "We carefully examined the divine power user's body, and it was indeed him. Furthermore, before he died, the divine power user summoned various weapons, but due to the Restraining Jars, many weapons disappeared before they could fully form."
"I suspect the divine power user became careless when he saw only a few of us. He also didn't expect that he couldn't use his divine powers."
The two managers exchanged glances again, walked aside to discuss, and then took out their communicators, saying, "The divine power user has been killed by us. The tactic was personally devised by the two of us."
After hearing the praised response from the communicator, the two managers' eyes lit up, and their lips gradually curved upwards.
"Yes! We guarantee that the divine power user's body will be transported back to the laboratory intact!"
After hanging up the communication, the two managers discussed, "Let's go and confirm the tactic with them later. When the higher-ups question us, let's try to explain in detail to maximize our credit!"
"Indeed, indeed. How can we give such great credit to those rough soldiers? It's still you, elder brother, who has the foresight. Having killed the divine power user, we'll never have to worry about food and clothing again, hahaha!"
With the assistance of more than a dozen soldiers, Gu Ya's body was loaded into a cryogenic capsule and sealed, then transported by transport mecha towards the Dissident headquarters.
The soldiers left behind to clean up the mess watched the transport mecha fly away, all breathing a sigh of relief, thinking they could finally go home alive.
But their hopes were dashed. Soon, new mecha roars could be heard from outside the cave.
Under a burst of firepower, all the dozen soldiers perished in the cave.
As the dust settled, it was as if nothing had happened.
And at this moment, Gu Ya,
Slowly opened his eyes from within the cryogenic capsule.
The cryogenic capsule was slowly opened,
Gu Ya sat up from the capsule, pushed open the cargo bay door, and walked out.